Navigating With The Dive Compass; Performing A Safety Stop - Garmin Fenix 8 Series Owner's Manual

Navigating with the Dive Compass

1 During a Scuba Dive activity, press
2 Press , and select Compass > Set Heading to set the heading.
The compass indicates your directional heading with a green mark.
TIP: You can quickly set the heading by holding
3 Press , and select Compass.
4 Select an option:
• To set the heading again, select Change Heading.
• To change the heading by 180 degrees, select Set to Recip..
NOTE: The compass indicates the reciprocal heading with a red mark.
• To set to a 90-degree heading left or right, select Set to 90L or Set to 90R.
• To delete the heading, select Clear Heading.

Performing a Safety Stop

You should perform a safety stop during every dive to help reduce the risk of decompression sickness.
1 After a dive of at least 11 m (35 ft.), ascend to 5 m (15 ft.).
Safety stop information appears on the data screens.
The safety stop ceiling depth.
The safety stop timer.
When you are within 1 m (5 ft.) of the ceiling depth, the timer starts counting down.
2 Stay within 2 m (8 ft.) of the safety stop ceiling depth until the safety stop timer reaches zero.
NOTE: If you ascend more than 3 m (8 ft.) above the safety stop ceiling depth, the safety stop timer pauses,
and the device alerts you to descend below the ceiling depth. If you descend below 11 m (35 ft.), the safety
stop timer resets.
3 Continue ascending to the surface.
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